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Down Payments Are Shrinking

More lenders are lowering down payment requirements, Realtor.com reports. Buyers can now commit just 3 percent of a home’s purchase price to...

Sales

Inventory of available homes remains inconsistent, but Reuters reports that there are some positive signs for both buyers and sellers as the...

Market Data + Trends

The end of the suburbs is not approaching, and Americans are not hypermobile

Housing Zone* UNPUBLISHED

The six-year-old restriction came because of the area's flooding concerns.

Market Data + Trends

The Urban Institute has designed a tool to help keep track of demographic shifts. The tool uses historical trends and census data,...

Energy Efficiency

There aren’t that many residences with LEED certifications, let alone one certified Platinum. A 3,829-square-foot home in Connecticut,...

Government + Policy

Once a means for the middle class to obtain economic security, homeownership is now the ends by which economic security is measured, writes...

Design

Bring Vibrancy Into a Home With Bold Colors

For over a decade, the simple lines and muted colors of Scandinavian design have been the “standard recipe for good taste,” Katrina...

Economics

According to the Wall Street Journal, economists differ on how falling oil prices affect the housing industry. Some economists believe...

New-Home Sales

Rising Rent Affecting Homeownership Rates

Rent prices rose 3.3 percent in December 2014 year-over-year, putting more financial pressure on renters, the Associated Press reports. ...

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